- An
aventail (/ˈævənteɪl/) or
camail (/kəˈmeɪl, ˈkæmeɪl/) is a
flexible curtain of mail
attached to the
skull of a
helmet that
extends to
cover at least...
- and
sides to
afford protection for the neck. A mail
curtain (aventail or
camail) was
usually attached to the
lower edge of the
helmet to
protect the throat...
- of
movement in
melee combat. The
bascinet had a mail
curtain attached, a
camail or aventail,
which su****ded the coif. Mail
throat and neck
defences such...
-
overlapping lamellar scales, in
addition to a brow plate, ch**** guards, and
camail. They are
distinct from the
contemporary spangenhelm and
crested helmets...
- century, mail was
phased out
among the
nobles (e.g., knights)
except in the
camail of the
bascinet and at the edge of the hauberk. The cuir**** was
almost universally...
- mail coif, and mittens, mitons. A mail
collar hanging from a
helmet is a
camail or aventail. A
shirt made from mail is a
hauberk if knee-length and a haubergeon...
- The
Order of the
Porcupine (French:
Ordre du Porc-Épic,
Ordre du
Camail) was
established by
Louis de France, Duke of Orléans, in 1394, at the occasion...
-
anthropomorphic face
plate (gold for
princes and khans), and at
times a
camail suspended from the helmet,
consisting of
chain or leather. The
armour was...
- a
buffe (a
visor that is lowered,
rather than raised). Neck
Aventail or
camail Detachable mail hung from a
helmet to
protect the neck and shoulders, often...
- of the Broom-Pod),
founded by
Charles VI of
France c. 1388
Order of the
camail or Porcupine,
created by
Louis d'Orléans in 1394
Order of the Dove, Castile...
